Ayder Plateau
Ayder Yaylası
A highland village with hot springs at the foot of the Kaçkar Mountains, with scattered wooden houses and tumbling waterfalls. It is the core stop on the Black Sea highlands route.
Ayder Plateau sits at roughly 1,350 m inside Kaçkar Mountains National Park. Traditional wooden houses are scattered across steep green valleys, and the Galintiri Waterfall pours down from the cliffs. The village has hot-spring baths where you can soak away the day's fatigue. It's the starting point for hikes in the Kaçkar Mountains and for trips to the Pokut and Sal plateaus. In summer it hosts the Black Sea Traditional Music and Dance Festival. It's about 170 km from Trabzon, and many visitors spend a night here, combining it with the Fırtına Valley and Zil Castle.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Gelintülü Waterfall
- Huser Plateau
- Hazindak Plateau
- Samistal Plateau
- Kavrun Plateau
- Pokut Plateau
- Sal Plateau
- Palovit Waterfall